{{Short description|Public state university in Maharashtra, India}} {{More citations needed|date=September 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}} {{Infobox university | name = Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University | native_name = Amravati University | image_name = Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University logo.png | logo = | logo_size = | motto = Education for Salvation of Soul | established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|1983}} | chancellor = Governor of Maharashtra | vice_chancellor = Dr. Milind A. Barhate | city = Amravati, Maharashtra | country = India | coordinates = {{coord|20|56|22|N|77|48|02|E|type:edu_region:IN|display=inline,title}} | students = More than 300000 | type = Public | campus = Urban | nickname = SGBAU | campus_size = 480 acres | free_label = Current Exam | free = Summer 2024 | affiliations = UGC | website = {{URL|http://www.sgbau.ac.in/}} }} thumb|Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University '''Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University''' '''(SGBAU)''', formerly '''Amravati University''', named after Sant Gadge Baba, is a public state university located at Amravati in the Vidarbha region of the state of Maharashtra, India. Today, it is one of the largest universities in the country with 382 affiliated colleges and about 3.5 lakh students.
== History ==
The university was established on 1 May 1983 through the partitioning of Nagpur University.{{citation needed|date= October 2022}}
The university campus is spread over an area of 225 hectares, and the university is home to 20 post-graduate departments offering 25 courses in different disciplines.{{citation needed|date= October 2022}}
It has jurisdiction over five districts of Maharashtra: Akola, Amravati, Buldhana, Washim and Yavatmal.{{citation needed|date= October 2022}}
==Affiliations==
Amravati University is recognized under Section 12(B) of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act of the Ministry of Education, Government of India. The University received NAAC accreditation in 2002. 127 colleges are affiliated with Amravati University, with an enrollment of over 90,000 students for the undergraduate and graduate courses, together, in different faculties.{{citation needed|date= October 2022}}
Amravati University is an associate member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.acu.ac.uk/membership/acu-members/?country_id=102&items_perpage=20&pageID=6|title=ACU members|website=Acu.ac.uk|accessdate=13 August 2018}}</ref>
==Vice Chancellors==
* Dr. Vikas S. Sapkal (2016-2016)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/new-amt-varsity-vc-to-target-rural-areas/articleshow/52562067.cms|title=New Amt varsity VC to target rural areas|website=The Times of India |date=3 June 2016}}</ref> * Dr. Murlidhar Chandekar (2016-2021)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/new-amt-varsity-vc-to-target-rural-areas/articleshow/52562067.cms|title=New Amt varsity VC to target rural areas|website=The Times of India |date=3 June 2016}}</ref> * Dr. Dileep N Malkhede (2021-2023) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maharashtratoday.co.in/prof-dileep-malkhede-to-be-new-vc-of-sant-gadge-baba-amravati-university/|title=Prof Dileep Malkhede to be new VC of Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University|date=12 September 2021}}</ref> * Dr. Milind Barhate (2024-Present) <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thelivenagpur.com/2024/01/23/dr-milind-barhate-to-be-vice-chancellor-of-sant-gadgebaba-amravati-university/|title=Dr Milind Barhate to be Vice-Chancellor of Sant Gadgebaba Amravati University|date=23 January 2024}}</ref>
==Affiliated Colleges== * [https://www.shivajiscamt.org Shri Shivaji Science College, Amravati]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gcoea.ac.in|title=Welcome to Government College of Engineering Amravati Maharashtra - Government College of Engineering Amravati|website=Gcoea.ac.in|accessdate=13 August 2018}}</ref> * Government College of Engineering, Amravati<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome to Government College of Engineering Amravati Maharashtra - Government College of Engineering Amravati |url=http://www.gcoea.ac.in |accessdate=13 August 2018 |website=Gcoea.ac.in}}</ref> * Pankaj Laddad Institute of Technology, Buldhana * Sipna College of Engineering & Technology, Amravati * Dr. Rajendra Gode Institute of Technology and Research, Amravati (IBSS) * Prof. Ram Meghe Institute of Technology & Research, Badnera - Amravati<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mitra.ac.in/ |title=Welcome to Prof. Ram Meghe Institute of Technology & Research | MITRA |access-date=14 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902020855/https://mitra.ac.in/ |archive-date=2 September 2018 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> * Babasaheb Naik College of Engineering, Pusad<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bncoepusad.ac.in|title=Babasaheb Naik College of Engineering, Pusad|last=Administrator|website=Bncoepusad.ac.in|accessdate=13 August 2018}}</ref> * Shivaji Engineering College, Akola<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.coeta.org/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=14 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315000120/http://coeta.org/ |archive-date=15 March 2018 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> * Anuradha Engineering College, Chikhli<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aecc.ac.in/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=14 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223071938/http://www.aecc.ac.in/ |archive-date=23 February 2018 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> * Prof. Ram Meghe College Of Engineering & Management, Badnera - Amravati<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.prmceam.ac.in/ |title=PRMCEAM-Badnera |access-date=6 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206080920/http://www.prmceam.ac.in/ |archive-date=6 February 2015 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> * P. R. Patil College of Engineering<ref>{{cite web|url=http://prpatilcollege.org/engineering.htm|title=P.R.Patil Group of Educational Institutes, Amravati : Engineering, M.B.A, Architecture, Polytechnic, M.C.A, B.Ed, BBA, BCA, Maharashtra|website=Prpatilcollege.org|accessdate=13 August 2018}}</ref> * G. H. Raisoni College of Engineering & Management<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ghrcema.raisoni.net/|title=Welcome to G H Raisoni College of Engineering And Management, Amravati|website=Ghrcema.raisoni.net|access-date=2016-03-18}}</ref> * [https://hvpmcoet.in/contact-us/ Hanuman Vyayam Prasarak Mandal's College of Engineering and Technology], Amravati<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hvpmcoet.in/|title=WELCOME TO HVPM COET}}</ref> * Shri Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering, Shegaon * Model Degree College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Buldhana * The College of Animation Bio-Engineering & Research Centre, Amravati<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://coabarc.com/our-organization/|title=Welcome to CoabArc}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.sgbau.ac.in/}}
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